Spotlight (2015) is biographical drama film about the true story of how the Boston Globe unfolded the massive scandal of child molestation. The story shook the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Spotlight (2015) is directed by Tom McCarthy and stars Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery and Stanley Tucci in lead roles.
The film won 2 Academy Awards and several other Awards. The film was released in USA on 6th November, 2015 and has a runtime of 129 minutes. I have put together a list of Interesting facts and details about the movie Spotlight (2015).
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16. Real reports visited the set and were astonished!
Director Tom McCarthy said that they built a large set to depict many of the Boston Globe offices where parts of the story takes place. When the reporters depicted in the movie first visited the set, they gravitated to the desks where they had been sitting during the writing of the “Spotlight” piece. Even many of them started to re-arrange the items on their desks to the way they had been at the time.
15. Real Walter Robinson was surprised of his portrayal by Michael Keaton!
The real Walter Robinson said on Michael Keaton “It is like watching yourself in a mirror, yet having no control of the mirror image.” He also said: “My persona has been hijacked. If Michael Keaton robbed a bank, the police would quickly have me in handcuffs”.
14. Roman Catholic uncovered the Scandal!
According to Mark Ruffalo, most of the actual Boston Globe reporters who uncovered the scandal were Roman Catholics.
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13. Script was Blacklisted till 2013!
The screenplay of Spotlight featured in the 2013 Blacklist. Blacklist is a lost of most like but unmade scripts of the year.
12. Michael Rezendes still working with Spotlight Team!
The real Michael Rezendes can be seen in the background during the baseball game scene. As of films release, He was also the only journalist still working on Spotlight team who was involved in investigation.
11. The Pen connection!
All the journalists use blue pens, their boss’s pen is black and the editors use red pen.
10. Director took inspiration from several other films!
Director Tom McCarthy took inspiration from multiple films for this project. Those film are Frost/Nixon (2008), Broadcast News (1987), Network (1976), All the President’s Men (1976), The Killing Fields (1984), The Insider (1999), Citizen Kane (1941), Ace in the Hole (1951), JFK (1991), The Verdict (1982), Good Night and Good Luck (2005).
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9. Actors and Real Characters!
Many actors went to meet the real characters/reporters depicted in the film shortly after agreeing to make this movie. Many of them reporters spent time on films set.
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